Gold medal sprinter Andre De Grasse and weightlifting champion Maude Charron will carry the Canadian flag as they lead Team Canada into the opening ceremonies at the Olympic Games in Paris on July 26.
Mr. De Grasse, a six-time Olympic medallist from Markham, Ont., and gold medallist Ms. Charron of Rimouski, Que., will carry the flag in a six-kilometre boat procession along the River Seine in Paris, the Canadian Olympic Committee announced July 24.